Environmental Science & Sustainability, BS
Requirements
The program of study requires a minimum of 69 hours, on a 125-hour degree, consisting of:
FOUNDATIONS (12 hours)
The Diversity of Life: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3 | |
Introduction to Biological Investigation | 3 | |
Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 | |
Understanding the Earth | 3 |
FUNDAMENTALS (16 hours)
Ecology and the Environment | 3 | |
Weather and Climate | 3 | |
Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 | |
Earth Materials | 3 | |
The Water Planet | 3 | |
Scientific Presentations | 1 |
Choose one From REGULATORY GROUP:
Natural Resources Compliance | 3 | |
Environmental Compliance | 3 | |
Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment | 3 | |
Environmental Impact Statements | 3 |
Choose one From FIELD EXPERIENCE GROUP:
Sustainable Development in Costa Rica | 3 | |
Field Experience | 3 | |
Wildlife Research Project | 3 | |
Environmental Internship | 3 | |
South African Biodiversity and Human Development Part 1 | 3 |
*Electives and Field Experience must be approved by department
Associated Requirements (36-37 semester hours)
General Chemistry I | 3 | |
General Chemistry II Laboratory | 2 | |
General Chemistry II | 3 | |
Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
Precalculus with Trigonometry | 4 | |
General Physics I with Laboratory | 4 |
15 additional hours of
Electives selected with regard to the interest of the student as approved by the department with no more than 6 hours outside the College of Science & Engineering. Other CSE courses may be approved by the advisor.